Valentine's Day Inspired Nail Art

Pale pink OPI & essie sparkles.

Sparkly red OPI & manicurist's mix of nude. This is my first time getting my nails done with soft gel in a nail salon & my experience at Nail Box Causeway Bay was really bad. The manicurist had a major attitude problem, complaining endlessly about how hard it is to remove my DIY sparkley polish, throwing stuff, sighing.. Another manicurist was being clueless the whole time; I had to tell him how to mix a nude shade using white, yellow & pink paint. It took 5 failed attempts by different manicurists to draw a heart, until finally the owner came to the rescue. The result is amateurish & the red color smudging onto the nude shade; they charged HK$308 & still had the nerve asking if I were gonna take a package. Ugh. I so will NOT. 

Valentine Inspired Boyish Outfit, Gifts, etc.

I wanted to wear something like this for Valentine (Very literal, I know. I might as well cover myself in pink hearts)...boyish plus girly touches, with a mix of checker, stripes and bold reds. But since it's on a weekday, so casual wear is out of question :S


I love these lemon yellow Forever21 heart earrings, bought them impulsively at the cashier.


Another impulsive Forever21 buy, polka dotted bow ring. So sweet!


It's a Forever21 madness! The red jacket and the purse are from Forever 21 too! Opps.

forever21 jacket, earrings, ring, purse; uniqlo shirt, tee & pant leggings; bershka boots; vintage frame

Now...gifts.
I wanted to buy SC some pink boxers (which I could borrow for summer) + pink socks, but thought better and bought this tee.


Comfy for summer, and I love the pocket, folded sleeves, and button details.

I can so borrow these ;)

SC gave me this 3D heart shape jigsaw puzzle.

He said that love needs efforts from both sides, so I can't just receive a gift. I need to make an effort to "get" the gift. So true, I like thoughtful and meaningful gifts, unlike mine, which were full of ulterior motives ;)

I suck at putting puzzles together...just like the other thing SC said when he gave me this gift "Love is not supposed to be easy. It's hard" (What happened to him yesterday? He suddenly got so philosophical?)

He helped me putting this together.


Sweet and lovely! Too bad I can't put this on my iPhone :(

I also took lots of silly pictures and post them on instagram.
If you haven't, follow me @mochachocolatarita to see more silly pics ;)

SC and I tried to make a heart shape.


A hugeee bouquet of pink roses!


Wish vs reality.


Just to let you know how much does a bouquet like that cost here (around USD548).
Wowza!

I'll post our Valentine dinner on Mochachocolatarita.

Granny Cardigan on Boys?

Poor SC. 


I made him wear my granny cardi.
It's not a granny style cardi. It is really a cardi that I bought from a granny store ^_^


I love how warm and comfy grandma cardis are, and I love the multicolor sheen too!

And it costs only HK$79!
What a steal!

I meant to buy this cardi for Chinese New Year, but of course I couldn't wait and decided to wear it before CNY. So typical.

Anyway,
Have a fantastic Lunar New Year, may the water dragon bring everything fantastic this year :)

Ultra Festive Vintage Sweater & Some Holiday Outfits

My favorite outfit during the holidays! Look at my vintage sweater. So festiveeee!


And I love this el cheapo hat that I bought for SC, which is a not-so-secret code for "I bought it for myself". Heheheh.

Another fantastic thing, my perpetual bad hair day is slowly leaving me. Bye byeeeee, I won't miss you at all! Don't ever come back!

Here are some lazy outfits from the holidays...mostly of baby M, because mama & papa didn't change out of pajamas & chunky sweater....

SC in old Uniqlo fleece jacket & adidas stretchy pants; baby M in el cheapo but super soft and cute turtleneck sweater from Sham Shui Po, fluffy pants and leggings and socks (grandma always insists that we don't make baby M wear enough clothes heheheh).


Baby M in H&M hat and grandpa cardi.


Baby M in H&M baby girl hoodies with cute bunny ears.

Now make me jealous with all your glamorous holiday outfits...I have a box of tissues to wipe my tears at the ready :D

Happy Halloween - Scary Face

Happy Halloween, everyone!
Did you go trick or treating? Did you wear a scary but sexy costume? Did you have lots of fun?
We didn't do any of them, I didn't even dress baby M in yet another embarrassing outfit.
I didn't dress myself up in a slutty outfit and go partying, but did put on a scary face....

...by not putting on my usual eye make up.

Oppps.
Sorry for scaring you to death.
:p

Happy Birthday, SC!

Today is SC's birthday.

Searching for the perfect gift for him sometimes can be a pain in the ass, but not this year. His work shoes have literally been falling apart, there's even a hole at the bottom. His birthday gift came in right on time.

The search for the perfect shoes.
The qualities that I am looking for:
1. Not black
2. Non leather soles (they're very slippery when wet)
3. Young and cute, but still work appropriate
4. With a bit of an edge
5. Can't be too expensive

I finally found something that met all the above requirements at Aldo. They're the right shade of brown; they have rubber, non slip soles but not too obvious and not ugly; still work appropriate, not too grunge, still cute; the shoe laces are dark purple (yay! the edge!); and it's not too expensive (I can't disclose the price in case SC reads this) ^_^

Hope he loves them.

Happy birthday to SC.
Wishing you health and happiness above all.

Batik Family Special Occasion Outfits - 一家印尼服

Last Saturday, 11 June 11 was a special day for us.
And we chose to wear....batik! ^_^

Nothing too formal, something that can survive scorching summer heat...but still cute.


Red cotton pants for baby M, because khaki would be too matchy matchy.

A touch of red on baby M's bib too.

You like?

"Valentine's Day" Outfit? A Dangerous Dress

The outfit I wore to lunch on Saturday, Feb 12th.
Could we call the lunch the super early bird Valentine's day lunch?

There was no Valentine's day lunch set, we weren't lovey dovey (we were either playing with our own phones, or bitching about the food and everything, as any normal Hong Kong couple would), but I did wear something kinda pink that day.

My sis bought this dress from H&M, it was on crazy sale, cost me only HK$50(!!!) and it looked fabulous on hanger. We bought this without even thinking twice. When we got home, she tried it on and decided that it would suit me better. Thus, she left the dress to me.

I finally wore it and realized that it's a bit too loose around the chest and it's a bit too long for me. Plus, the weather, which was super cold by Hong Kong standard, didn't allow me to wear this dress on its own. I put on a romantic lacey thrifted shirt underneath and wore my Uniqlo hoodie on top of it.

That day I also realized that I didn't have a light colored coat. I made a mental note to buy one when SC's not watching ^_^

The dress got caught a lot in the chair of the restaurant, ruining some of the strands. Damn! I had to cover the seat of the chair with my napkin to prevent my dress from further unravelling. I don't think I'd wear this dress when I'd be require to sit down. Heheheh. The strands were also caught by the zipper of my purse, the zipper of my jacket, the zipper of SC's jacket. It's a miracle I still went home with most part of the dress still in place.

Hmmm...is this why the dress was sold at HK$50?

I took out my Celine purse that day.

There's no space for my DSLR in this purse, so SC helped carrying my huge ass camera on his neck. We were stopped repeatedly by Indian guys offering tailor made suits, pirated watches and handbags...in Japanese. Arigato, but no thanks.

My current hair cut doesn't show earrings, which is why you don't see them in these pictures, but putting them on made me happy. I wore those pink ones from Forever 21.

Did you wear anything Valentine-ish?

Geek Chic - Hong Kong Social Media Week

Pictures of Jason Bon Vivant, Hong Kong Fashion Geek, me (with my unexcusable, unpardonable bad hair), & SC (and his equally bad hair, we should never go to this stylist in Kwai Fong ever again!) at Geek Chic - Social Media Week Hong Kong. It was one heck of an event! Congrats, HKFG~!

I like how JBV & HKFG seemed to be having a witty banter, and my pursed lips.

This was before things got ugly(er). 

We were told to do a "tiger" pose. JBV & SC clearly were doing it wrong.

Love JBV's gasp! expression. Very genuine!
Cheers to the geeks for such a successful event!

My Valentine

Damn! I forgot to bring my camera to get some good street snapshots of Hong Kong Valentine's Day madness (if there's any). Since "the economy is good", I expect more extravagant bouquets, outfits and other commercialized display of "affection".
Damn!
To refresh our memory, here are my Valentine's day street snapshots & bouquet madness shots from 2009.

Last Friday I was wondering what did I do Valentine's day 2010...I couldn't recall anything. I browsed my blogs for any blog entry...and nothing! After a while, I remembered that I was still suffering from crazy morning sickness as I was carrying baby Marcus, and last year's Valentine's day was also the first day of Chinese New Year. No wonder we didn't plan anything. Heheheh.

This year, we've dealt with Valentine's day early. We had lunch at Whisk (so it was a regular set lunch, HK$210 per person instead of HK$$$$$ restaurants are going to charge tonight), gawked at Jessica C (the model) at lunch, and it's done. No flowers, no chocolates, no gift. Today, we're just going to go home, I'm not even going to cook or plan any special meal, it's gonna be business as usual.

Go on, tell me your Valentine's day plan, make me go green with envy T_T

Happy Valentine's Day :)

Chinese New Year Fireworks 2011 Hong Kong

What else did I do during the Chinese New Year holiday? I photographed the CNY fireworks! And I must say that I had the perfect spot for the shoot!

Perfect!

LOL

In front of our TV, with a couple of friends and baby Marcus.

No fuss, no muss, no crowd.

Heheheh.

Chinese New Year Fair 2011 - Victoria Park, Hong Kong

What else did we do during Chinese New Year holiday?
Every year, we brave the mad crowd and go to the Chinese New Year Fair in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay.

This year was no exception.
Men, women, kids, babies...ready to spend some good money on super silly stuff, into the fair we went.

There were some seriously cute babies in fair, here's one of them.

Hi, little bunny!


She said "feel free to touch, it's ok if you don't buy".
"Go ahead, feel 'em"
We didn't want to. Heheh.

Ahhh...

If only those were real, if only those are mine...(not the $10 coins, but I wouldn't mind them either. One million isn't one million if it's ten dollars short, right?

Lotsa Angry Birds inspired merchandise...

...I sucked at the game, I wouldn't buy the bird.
I am a sore loser :D


Ahem. Stay safe.

iPhone apps cushions...

...they're sold at HK$100 each! WTH!
A facebook cushion would be cute though...

Like!


Finally, something that's quite Chinese New Year-ish.

I love them colors!

Cheap iPhone...HK$38 only!

...and it's bigger!

Enough silliness, here's some beauty...as we walked through the Chinese New Year flower market section...

...oh pretty-ness!

Gorgeous blossoms!


Cute little tangerines...


...I bet the vendors were pretty pissed off by these shameless photo-takers who didn't buy anything (ahem, I was one of them, the shameless photo-takers, I just went to the next level by taking photo of the photo-takers :D)


Happy kids playing with their loot...I wanna be a kid again!


We also went to Tsim Sha Tsui's harbour side to snap some tacky but festive Chinese New Year decor...

...and to treat you to some fashion sightings.
Do you like the pose of the lady in pink behind us? Fierce, no?

...and final fashion sighting for you...

China chic? You like?
How about the winged adidas, the chanel bag and the curly guy.
You dig?

Heheheh. Again, Kung Hey Fat Choy!
Stay Fab!